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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Corona, CA · July 20, 2012

Date: July 20, 2012 · 18:10 local
Place: Corona, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N640AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12FA316
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 35,326 total11,000 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N640AMRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Cessna 182PS/N 18263929 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine was surging in flight and then failed, pilot selected an open field to execute and off airport landing, aircraft struck power lines, landed hard and caught on fire. Pilot said he had engine concerns earlier and felt he could fly safely from riverside (ral) to Corona (ajo). Aircraft twenty three months out of annual inspection.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SURGING IN FLIGHT AND THEN FAILED, PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD TO EXECUTE AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES, LANDED HARD AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PILOT SAID HE HAD ENGINE CONCERNS EARLIER AND FELT HE COULD FLY SAFELY FROM RIVERSIDE (RAL) TO CORONA (AJO). AIRCRAFT TWENTY THREE MONTHS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12FA316Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCorona, CAA loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off…Jul 21, 2012 · Substantial damage